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Your Leadership Mission Should Fit on a T-Shirt!

Marshall Goldsmith

Peter Drucker instilled this short phrase in me, “Your mission statement should fit on a T-Shirt,” as he did with so many others, and it has guided my career for many decades. Michael Porter is another great coach in this domain. My mission is simple. They said, “He’s not updated on recent medical technology.”

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Richard P. Rumelt: An interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Rumelt received his doctorate from the Harvard Business School in 1972, having previously earned a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from UC Berkeley. He worked as a systems engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratories and served on the faculty of the Harvard Business School. He joined the UCLA faculty in 1976.

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Terry R. Bacon: An interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

in engineering from West Point and a PhD in literary studies from The American University. Bacon is a Scholar in Residence in the Korn/Ferry Institute. Previously, he was founder and CEO of Lore International Institute. He has a B.S.

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The Guru's Guide to Creating Thought Leadership

Harvard Business Review

Shifting from Drucker's erudition and measured tone to Hammer's revolutionary and provocatively violent declarations ("don't automate, obliterate") was a bit dizzying. They assembled numerous contemporary examples of core competence, including NEC's semiconductors, Canon's microelectronics, and Honda's small-engine design.